Jon Jones Injured, Out of UFC 178; Title Fight with Daniel Cormier Moved to Jan. 3

Jon
Jones' next title defense will come a few months later than
expected. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com

Jon
Jones has been forced to withdraw from his UFC
178 main event bout against Daniel
Cormier due to a leg injury sustained during training earlier
this week.

The UFC announced the news during a segment on Fox Sports 1 on
Tuesday. The light heavyweight title fight between Cormier and
Jones will now be held on Jan. 3 in Las Vegas at UFC 182. The
fight was scheduled to take place Sept. 27 at the MGM Grand Garden
Arena in Las Vegas.

The news comes after a whirlwind week of hype for the bout. In
addition to a brawl between the two that took place during a press
conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Jones and Cormier were
recorded exchanging threats and profanities during off-air segment
following a recent
ESPN interview.